Reporting Accountant

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POSITION INFO:

A thriving digital consulting business is looking for a technically strong, analytically minded Reporting Accountant ready to succeed. This is an IT environment where financial accuracy meets innovation. Ideal for a recently qualified or final-year SAICA/SAIPA article clerk, this role offers exposure to management reporting, statutory reporting, IFRS application, and executive-level decision support. You’ll deliver high-quality reports, ensure compliance, and provide data-driven insights to support decision-making across a forward-thinking group. If you’re passionate about reporting, analytics, and tech-enabled finance, this is your chance to make an impact and accelerate your growth.

Responsibilities

Management & Decision Support

• Provide forward-looking financial insights to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Assist with budgeting cycles, templates, and consolidation.
• Support rolling forecasts and analyse forecast-to-actual variances.
• Prepare monthly variance analyses, performance insights, and trend reporting.
• Build scenario models and support benchmarking across business units.

Statutory Reporting

• Ensure accurate, compliant financial and regulatory reporting.
• Prepare annual financial statements (IFRS / IFRS for SMEs) and audit packs.
• Apply IFRS standards, maintain accounting policies, and support technical accounting queries.
• Contribute to B-BBEE financial reporting and verification support.
• Assist with statutory submissions, including CIPC, XBRL, SARB, and Stats SA.

Management Reporting

• Deliver high-quality internal reporting that supports executive and board decision-making.
• Maintain general ledger and trial balance accuracy, ensuring a high-quality month-end close.
• Prepare Exco reports, cost centre analyses, and consolidated management packs.
• Assist with board packs, commentary, and scorecards.
• Support financial modelling, automation, and dashboard development using Power BI / Ketendo.

Requirements

• BCom Accounting / BCompt / Equivalent degree
• Currently completing or recently completed SAICA/SAIPA articles (expected completion by end of 2025)
• 0–1 years post-articles experience is advantageous but not required
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools
• Strong technical accounting knowledge of IFRS / IFRS for SMEs, VAT, Tax, and CIPC compliance
• Familiarity with financial systems (e.g., Sage, Pastel, Xero)
• Solid understanding of trial balance, reconciliations, and month-end processes